Metropolitan Police Authority - July meeting

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22 July 2008

A meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) will be held in meeting room 1 (ground floor), 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1 on Thursday 24 July 2008 at 10.00 a.m.

Members will discuss the MPA's Stockwell scrutiny report which was conducted by a panel of four Authority members.

Len Duvall, chair of the MPA, explained:

"The purpose of this report was not to re-examine the events leading up to the tragic shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes - the MPA is not empowered to do this.

"But as the statutory body with responsibility for the efficiency and effectiveness of the MPS, the MPA needs to ensure that London's police service has learnt all the necessary lessons from the tragedy, and has taken action to ensure, as far as possible, that such a tragedy does not happen again.

"The authority must reassure ourselves and Londoners that the MPS has responded appropriately to recommendations arising from previous investigations. We also need to work with the MPS to ensure that everyone in London can gain and retain confidence in policing."

At the Co-ordination and Policing Committee in December 2007, members agreed terms of reference for a scrutiny of how the MPS has responded to the learning arising from the tragedy. The decision to undertake the scrutiny followed publication of two reports into the shooting by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) and a guilty verdict as a result of the prosecution of the MPS under Health and Safety legislation.

The MPA Scrutiny report makes 34 recommendations and at the full Authority meeting members will discuss a programme for their implementation

Other items on the agenda include:

• MPA counter-terrorism governance update;
• MPS counter-terrorism update;
• MPS PREVENT delivery strategy;
• Independent members; and
• Annual review of standing orders, including contract regulations.

Deputy Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson will give an update on operational policing issues in London and present a written performance report. Please note: the Deputy Commissioner's update will take place as near to 12:00 as possible, discussion permitting.

Notes to Editors

1.The agenda and papers for the full Authority www.mpa.gov.uk/committees/mpa/2008/080724/default.htm

2.The MPA Stockwell scrutiny report
www.mpa.gov.uk/downloads/committees/mpa/080724-06-appendix01.pdf  

3. The scrutiny panel members were: Dee Doocey, Faith Boardman, Jennette Arnold and Len Duvall, who chaired the panel

4. Confidential anti-terrorist hotline: 0800 789 321

5. Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111

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